Medicinal Plant names in English starting with – S
| NameS of the plants starting with – S | ||||
| MEDICINALplant names in English – Scientific and Sanskrit | ||||
| ENGLISH NAMES | SCIENTIFIC NAMES | SANSKRIT NAMES | ||
| Sacred Fig, Peepal Tree | Ficus Religiosa Linn. Urticaceae | Ashwaththa – Pippala, Shrivriksha, Sevya, Asvatha, | ||
| Sacred garlic pear | Crateva Religiosa | Varuna | ||
| Sacred Ixora, Jungle Geranium | Ixora Coccinea Linn. Rubiaceae | Parasika Yavani- Parasik Khurasani, Yavahva, | ||
| Sacred Lotus | Nelumbium Speciosum Willd., Nucifera Nymphaeaceae | Kamala- Svetakamala, Pankaja, Shatapatra, Padma, Bisa | ||
| Sacred Lotus , Indian Lotus , Chinese Lotus | Nelumbo Nucifera Druce Nymphaeaceae | Padma-Kamalam, Pathoj, Kamal, Padma, Nalin, Ambhoj | ||
| Sacrificial Grass | Desmostachya Bipinnata Staff | Kusha- Sucyagra, Rhasvakush, Brahmapavitra, Tikshna | ||
| Safflower, Parrot Seed, Wild Saffron | Carthamus Tinctorius Linn. Compositae | Kausumbha- Varddhaki, Pita, Alakta, | ||
| Saffron | Crocus Sativus Linn. Irideae | Kesaram- Kunkuma, Kumkuma, Bahlika | ||
| Sage food, Jivani | Trichopuszeylanicus | Varahi | ||
| Sage Leaves | Alangium Salviifolium | Ankola- Ankot, Ankolaka, Gomedaka, Nikocaka | ||
| Sage weed | Salvia Plebeia R. Br. Labiatae | Shilajita- Shilajatu, Shilabhid,Ushnaja, Shailaniryasa | ||
| Sago palm,Queen sago | Cycas Circinalis Linn. Cycadaceae | Hintala | ||
| Sahachara, kurinji | Nilgirianthus Ciliatus (Nees) Bremek. Acanthaceae | Shivanil | ||
| Sal, Sala tree | Shorea Robusta | Rala Shala, Sharapunkha- Sarparnukhi, Indupushpika | ||
| Salaretin | Salacia Reticulata Wight | Vairi- Pitika | ||
| Salep Orchid | Orchis Mascula Linn., Latifolia Orchidaceae | Shyonaka- Aralu, Shukanasa, Ruksha, Katvanga, Katanbhar, | ||
| Sand ginger | Curcuma Zedoria | Kachoora | ||
| Sand ginger, kencur | Kaempreria Galanga | Gandhamoola | ||
| Sand Herbage | Gisekia Pharnaceoides Linn. Ficoidaceae | Valika- Valuka, Kandaka, Valu | ||
| Sand Paper Tree, Siamese Rough-Bush | Streblus Asper Linn. Urticaceae,Moraceae | Shringtaka | ||
| Sandalwood, Chandana | Santalum Album | Swetha Chandana | ||
| Sandan | Ougeinia Dalbergioides Benth., Oojeinensis | Tinisha- Syandan, Rathadru | ||
| Sappan Wood | Caesalpina Sappan | Sappan ,kuchandana,lohitha,pathraga | ||
| Sappan Wood , Brazil Wood | Caesalpinia Sappan Linn. Caesalpiniaceae | Patrangah- Patanga, Pattaranjaka, Pattanga, Ruktamukta | ||
| Saptrees, False mangosteen | Garcinia Xanthochymus Hook. Guttiferae | Tamala- Tapiccha, Kalaskandha, Asita Druma | ||
| Satavar | Asparagus Sarmentosus Willd. Liliaceae | Mahashatavari- Shatavari, Urdhvkantha | ||
| Screw Pine | Pandanus Tectorius Auct.Non Soland. | Ketaki- Tikshnapushpa, Vikala, Medhya, Shivdvishta | ||
| Sea Coconut Palm, Double Coconut Palm | Lodoicea Sechellarum , Maldivica Pers. Arecaceae | Arkaraga- Agnijara, Abdhinarikela | ||
| Sebesten Plum | Cordia Wallichii ., Latifolia Roxb. Boraginaceae | Sariva – White:Anantamula, Gopa, Dhavalsariva | ||
| Sensitive Plant | Mimosa Pudica Linn. Leguminosae | Lajjalu-Shamipatra, Samanga, Anjalikarika, Namaskari | ||
| Sensitive Water Plant | Neptunia Oleracea Lour. Mimosaceae | Alambusha | ||
| Serpentina Root | Rauwolfia Serpentina Benth. | Saptaparna- Yugmaparna, Munichad, Bahuparna | ||
| Sesame Oil | Sesame Indicum | Gingery Oil | ||
| Sesamum , Sesame ,Gingelly Seed | Sesamum Indicum Linn. Pedaliaceae | Tila – Snehaphala, Tilaha | ||
| Sessile joyweed | Alternanthera Sessilis R. Br. Ex Dc. | Matsyakshi- Patturah, Nadikalaya | ||
| Shaddock,Pomelo | Citrus Maxima Rutaceae | Madhukarkai- Ghantalika, Ghata | ||
| Shaggy Button-weed | Spermacoce Hispida Linn. , Borreria Hispida K.Schum. | Vasuka- Buka | ||
| Shell lac | Laccifer Lacca | Laksha -Laksharasa | ||
| Shikakkai | Acacia Concinna Dc. Mimosaceae | Shakhota-, Pita Phala, Chagi, Kshira Vinashana | ||
| Shona cabbage | Gynandropsis Gynandra Capparidaceae | Tilaparni-Ajagandha, Kharpushpa | ||
| Shrubby Basil | Ocimum Gratissimum Linn., Frutescens Labiatae | Ajeka- Vantulasi | ||
| Siamese Rough-Bush, Sand Paper Tree | Streblus Asper Linn. Urticaceae,Moraceae | Shringtaka | ||
| Sicklebush, Bell mimosa, Chinese lantern tree | Dichrostachys Cinerea (Linn) , Mimosa Cinerea | Vellantara- Virataru | ||
| Silk Cotton Tree , Indian Tree Cotton | Gossypium Arboreum Linn. Malvaceae | Karpasa- Karpasi, Patashula, Chandani, Vadara, Picu | ||
| Silver | Argentum | Tara Bhasma- Rajata, Shveta, Vasuttama | ||
| Sirissa Tree, woman’s tongues tree | Acacia Speciosa Linn. Mimosaceae | Shveta Barbura- Shveta Barbura, Arimeda | ||
| Slender Carpetweed | Mollugo Cerviana Ser. Ficoidaceae | Phanya- Grishmasundara, Parpataka | ||
| Slender Dwarf Morning Glory | Evolvulus Alsinoides Linn. Convolvulaceae | Shaivala- Jalanili, Sheval, Jalaj, Shevalum | ||
| Small Caltrops, Puncture Vine | Tribulus Terrestris Linn. Zygophyllaceae | Gokshura – Gokantak, Svadamshtra, Trikantak, Vanasharungat | ||
| Small Fennel, Nigella Seed , Black Cumin | Nigella Sativa Linn. Ranunculaceae | Upakuncika- Dipya, Kali, Manodnya | ||
| Small Flowered Poison Sumac | Rhus Parviflora Roxb. Anacardiaceae | Tintidi -Tintidika, Vrikshamla, Amla Padapa | ||
| Small Malabar nut | Justicia Beddomei (Clarke) Bennet Acanthaceae | Vasha | ||
| Small Prickly Chaff-Flower Plant | Cyathula Prostrata ln, Desmochaeta Prostrata | Raktapamarga | ||
| Smilax | Smilax Zeylanica Linn. Liliaceae | Ushaba- Ushaba, Vanamadhusnahi, Kalika, Kalashak | ||
| Snake cucumber | Cucumis melo var. | Karkati- Lomashi, Vyalapatra, Ervaru, Brihatphala, Cinaka | ||
| Snake Gourd | Trichosanthes Anguina, (Padavalam) | Cicinda | ||
| Snake Jasmine, Dainty Spurs | Rhinacanthus Communis | Yuthi Parni | ||
| Snake mallow | Sida Cordata Borssum , Veronicaefolia Lam. | Nagabala, Bhumibala | ||
| Snake toungh | Enicostemma Axillare Gentianaceae | Nagajihva- Mamajjaka, Nahi | ||
| Snake Weed | Euphorbia Hirta Linn. , Pilulifera Euphorbiaceae | Dugadhika- Dugdhika, Nagarjuni, Svaduparni, Vikshirini | ||
| Sneeze Wart | Centipeda Minima, Orbicularis Lour. Compositae | Chikkika- Chikkana, Chhikika, Nakachhikkani, Mecheta | ||
| Soap bark | Acacia Caesia Willd., Intsia Mimosaceae | Nikunjika | ||
| Soapnut Tree | Sapindus Trifoliatus Linn., Laurifolia Vahl | Arishtaka- Rithkaranj, Gucchapushpak, (CMS college) | ||
| Solomon’s seal | Polygonatum Cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle | Meda | ||
| Sour Orange, Seville Orange | Citrus Aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle Rutaceae | Brihat Jambira | ||
| South Indian Mahua, Indian Butter Tree, | Madhuca Longifolia Linn. , Bassia Longifulia | Madhuka- Madhuk, Tikshnasar | ||
| South Indian Uvaria | Uvaria Narum Wall.Ex. Wight , Unona Narum Dun. | Nilavalli-Vallishakhota | ||
| Spanish Jasmine | Jasminum Grandiflorum Linn. Oleaceae | Jati- Jatik, Manognya, Sumana, Rajputri, Priyamvada, | ||
| Spearmint | Mentha Spicia (Spicate) , Viridis , Sylvestris Linn. | Putiha- Rocani Phudino | ||
| Spiked Ginger Lily | Hedychium Spicatum Ham. Scitaminaceae | Shankhini- Kambumalini | ||
| Sponge Tree | Farnesiana Willd. Fabaceae , | Arimeda- Sarpameda-Godha, Ripu-Rima, Ahimeda, | ||
| Sponge Tree | Prosopis Specigera Linn. Mimosaceae | Shardunika – Meshashringi, Vishani, Ajashringika, | ||
| Spreading hogweed | Boerhavia Erecta | Vrishchikali | ||
| Square milk hedge, Antique Spurge | Euphorbia Antiquorum Linn. Euphorbiaceae | Vajrakantaka- Tridhara, Vajratundi | ||
| St.Thomas Lidpod Root | Operculina Turpethum | Trivrit, Tigade | ||
| Staff Tree, intellect tree | Celastrus Paniculata Willd, Cardiospermum | Jyotishmati – Kakandaki, Sarasvati, Vrisha | ||
| Star Anise of China | Illicium Verum Hook.F. Magnoliaceae | Takkolaka | ||
| Stinking nightshade | Hyocyamus niger | Kusha rani | ||
| Stone apple, Bael | Aegle Marmelos | Vilwa Bilva | ||
| Stone Flower | Parmelia Perlata (Huds.) Ach. Lichenes | Shami- Shankuphala, Keshahantri, Shivaphala | ||
| Strobilanthus | Strobilanthus Heynianus | Sahacharam | ||
| Sugar Apple,Custard apple | Anona Squamosa | Sitaphala | ||
| Sugar Cane, Sucanat | Saccharum Officinarum Linn. Gramineae | Shyamaka Shyamantaka | ||
| Sulfur | Sulfur | Gandhaka- Saugandhaka, Lekhi, Gandhashma | ||
| Sunflower | Helianthus Annuus Linn. Asteraceae | Adityabhakta-Adityabhakta, Suryamukhi, Arkakantha | ||
| Sunn Hemp, Sann Hemp | Crotalaria Juncea Linn. Papilionaceae | Shana,Shankhapushpi – Vishnukranta, Vishnugandhi | ||
| Superb Lily, Wolf’s Bane,Glory Lily | Gloriosa Superba Linn. Liliaceae | Kalikari – Vahnimukhi, Langali, Vishalya, Halini, Shiri, | ||
| Sweet Flag | Acorus Calamus Linn. Araceae | Vaca – Ugragandha, Shadgrantha, Shataparvika | ||
| Sweet Indrajao, Pale Indigo Plant | Wrightia Tinctoria (Roxb.)R.Br. Apocynaceae | Sarpakshi- Sarpari, Nagasugandha, Patalbhedi | ||
| Sweet Melon, Musk Melon | Cucumis Melo Var. Memordica | Cirbhita-Kshetracirbhita, Karkachirbhita, | ||
| Sweet or Chinese Orange | Citrus Aurantium Linn. Rutaceae | Nimbu – Nimbuka | ||
| Sweet Potato | Ipomoea Batatas (Linn.) Lam. | Pindalu- Raktalu | ||
| Sword Bean , Broad Bean , Patagonian Bean | Canavalia Gladiata Dc., Censiformis Sensu Baker | Asishimbi- Mahashimbi | ||
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